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Nova Friburgo vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Nova Friburgo is 24.2% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 22.2% less in Nova Friburgo
Groceries: pay 38.5% less in Nova Friburgo
Transportation: pay 39.7% less in Nova Friburgo
Housing: pay 55.5% less in Nova Friburgo
Childcare: pay 59.8% less in Nova Friburgo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% less in Nova Friburgo
Clothing: pay 61.4% more in Nova Friburgo

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nova Friburgo.

Nova Friburgo vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nova Friburgo instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 22.2% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Nova Friburgo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$3.91 R$21.28	-21.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$6.06 R$32.94	-13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.84 R$4.56	-9.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.51 R$2.79	-43.9%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 38.5% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Nova Friburgo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.57 R$8.53	-5.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$4.35 R$23.65	-35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$3.34 R$18.16	-59.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.90 R$10.34	+4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.45 R$7.91	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.68 R$3.68	-62.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.53 R$2.87	-40.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.42 R$2.30	-77.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.54 R$2.94	-26.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.36 R$1.95	-59.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.35 R$1.92	-34.4%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 39.7% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Nova Friburgo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.13 R$22.45	-4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$14,438.94 R$78,539.15	-70.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$5.07 R$27.57	-44.0%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 55.5% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Nova Friburgo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$16.63 R$90.46	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$149.07 R$810.85	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$93.17 R$506.78	-66.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$29.06 R$158.06	-65.0%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 59.8% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Nova Friburgo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$134.78 R$733.15	-54.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$2,459.66 R$13,379.06	-65.6%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Nova Friburgo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$0.93 R$5.07	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.61 R$8.78	-36.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$1.49 R$8.11	-20.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$20.50 R$111.49	-50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$5.78 R$31.42	+54.0%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 61.4% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Nova Friburgo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$59.01 R$320.96	+129.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$65.22 R$354.75	+179.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$60.56 R$329.41	-31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$40.99 R$222.98	-31.9%
Average			+61.4%

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